Increased Low Marketings Signal Reduced Fall Farrow Loss
The article notes a sharp rise in bred sows and market piggy sows due to corn deterioration. Interior markets report sows making up 70 percent of receipts at times, with Cedar Rapids hogs showing higher pig bag percentages and no dockage, suggesting faster liquidation of breeding stock and a smaller fall farrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allan Nash
Wilson Company
Cedar Rapids
Nash
Iowa
Chicago
Omaha
Sioux City
Minnesota
Two threshing rigs work side by side in Shellsburg barnyard
On the George McCormick farm near Shellsburg Louis Coberly and McCormick, his landlord, operated two threshing rigs side by side. The two men, belonging to different threshing rings, threshed their shares simultaneously in the same barnyard. The yield was about twenty two bushels per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Shellsburg
George McCormick
Louis Coberly
Coberly
McCormick
Lowden Creamery Pays 34.5 Cents For Butterfat
Farmers' Co operative creamery in Lowden paid 34.5 cents per pound for June butterfat. The plant processed 69 675 pounds of cream yielding 21 880 pounds of butterfat from 26 870 pounds of butter. Local sales totaled 3 823 pounds with 361 tubs shipped to eastern markets. top patrons were William Kahl Alfred Freese Carl Kelding and Martin Wenndt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowden
Farmers’ Co-operative Creamery
William Kahl
Alfred Freese
Carl Kelding
Wheatland
Martin Wenndt
Carnation Milk Pays Patrons for Butter Testing
In July Carnation Milk company paid patrons 1.65 dollars per hundredweight for a butter testing sample 3.5 percent butter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castalia
Carnation Milk Company
Credit agency sets small grain loan values in Iowa
The Production Credit Corporation of Omaha told the Iowa state agricultural department it will issues loans on oats at 20 cents bushel barley 30 cents rye 35 cents and wheat 50 cents. Loans cover all Iowa regions not limited to drought counties. Seventeen Iowa production credit associations will handle them. Loans carry 5 percent interest and require satisfactory financial statements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
INL
Production Credit Corporation of Omaha
State Agricultural Department
Iowa
Latvian Butter Arrives in New York as Import Volumes Rise
Two thousand Latvian butter casks arrived in New York on July 29, with additional imports from Holland Cuba and Latvia. Prices ranged from 21 to 22 cents a pound for Holland and Lithuanian butter. London quotations place Danish, Dutch and Lithuanian butters around 22 to 25 cents a pound, while New Zealand shipments remain scarce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
New York
Holland
Cuba
Latvia
London
Copenhagen
New Zealand
Estonia
United States
C.it
South America
Farmers views on drought and politics in Mechanicsville
Interview with Frank Thomson, a 480 acre cash renter near Mechanicsville born 1884, on corn damage from drought. He backs hybrid corn, discusses drought severity, farm associations, and critiques of the AAA and 1930s policies. He names politicians Dickinson and Herring, Chamber realities, and praises Henry Wallace as a political asset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Thomson
Mechanicsville
Poland
Eastern Iowa Weather Insight Seeks Drought Relief Clues
A Des Moines meteorologist explains why eastern Iowa fared better in the 1934 drought and again recently. He points to Great Lakes influence and air mass patterns as Tropical Maritime and Polar Continental air masses meet over eastern Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Charles D. Reed
Federal Weather and Crop Reporting Bureau
Nature
Great Lakes
Greenland
Arctic
Iowa
American Meteorological Society
Mr. Reed
J. Bjerknes
Norway
mid-Atlantic
Azores
Sahara
Gulf of Mexico
Great Plains
Reed
Traer Man Hired as Tester for Linn CTA No 2
Robert Beckman announces Ern est Nation of Traer has been hired as tester for Linn County Cow Test Association No 2 succeeding Robert Sucher. Nation will start Monday. Sucher becomes 4 H club agent in Boone county. Nation previously herd man for R C Wood near Traer. Membership spans Cedar Rapids Mount Vernon Cedar county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Vernon
Robert Beckman
Linn County
Ernest Nation
Traer
Robert Sucher
Nation
Sucher
Boone County
R. C. Wood
Cedar Rapids
Cedar County
Linn County test dairy averages 21.4 butterfat in July
In Linn County Cow Test Association No 2 the 479 cows across 23 herds averaged 21.4 pounds of butterfat in July. G O Graver led the high herd with seven grade Guernseys averaging 915 pounds of milk and 39.3 pounds butterfat. The top cow was a purebred Holstein in the Averill and Benda herd of Ely producing 61.9 pounds butterfat that month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Hubert Teig
G. O. Graver
Averill and
Benda
Ely
Iowa timothy seed crop plummets from 1935 yield
Farm editor Henry Kling reports Iowa timothy seed crop this year at one sixth to one tenth of 1935, with 300 to 500 carloads expected and heavy carryover reducing spring shortage risk. Clover prospects vary by county with hulled seed in Allamakee and parts of Johnson and Washington. eastern Minnesota also cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Kling
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Kling
Hull
Allamakee
Fred O’riley
Waukon
Minnesota
Roy Combs
Elkader
Clayton County
Johnson
Kalona
Washington
Corn and forage outlook in Buchanan county
The county town reports a 50 percent normal corn crop with daily rainless days reducing it further. Some fields are gone, others partly damaged, while a few farmers say their fields remain undamaged. Oats are normal in quality, threshing is two thirds complete, pastures are gone, and soybeans look good with ample feed and roughage expected despite alfalfa and clover being a small late crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Buchanan County
Judge Nichols and tenant sell corn to Farmers Grain Co op
Judge Clarence Nichols and his tenant W C Hansen sold 1200 bushels of corn to Farmers Grain and Cooperative company in Vinton on Friday morning at one dollar per bushel. Hansen runs the Nichols farm eight miles northwest of Vinton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton
Clarence Nichols
W. C. Hansen
Farmers Grain and Co-operative Company
Hansen
Nichols
Clarence farmers report strong oat and barley yields
In Clarence area reports show William Schroeder threshing eighty three bushels per acre of oats southeast of Clarence. Lloyd Hockman yields fifty three bushels per acre of barley northeast of here. Earl Elijah southwest of Clarence harvested sixty acres at thirty eight bushels per acre and sold barley at eighty five cents a bushel.
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Clarence
William Schroeder
Lloyd Hockman
Here
Earl Elijah
Elijah
Corn Sales and Straw Baling Report from Iowa County
Cledith Seaton of Millersburg sold 100 bushels of corn to a Missouri trucker for 105 dollars. Oats were being harvested in the Marengo area at 41 cents per bushel. Charles A. Grimm southwest of Millersburg is selling roasting ears at 2 cents each. Corn was planted in April after oat seeding. Every baler in Iowa county is believed to be operating this week for straw and roughage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cledith Seaton
Millersburg
Missouri
Marengo
Charles A. Grimm
Iowa County
Oats Yield Report From Grove Threshing Scene
Grove threshing scene reports oat fields producing from 20 to 51 bushels per acre with 32 cents for oats noted. Local growers quoted on price and harvest conditions amid seasonal activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencers
Tassel Growth on Viola Farm Reaches Two Inches
Report from the Dillon Atherton farm near Viola describes tassel growth of corn at two inches on Friday. Ear shoot extended half an inch and leaf growth added one and a quarter inches. Temperatures ran to 88 degrees with an average of 68 degrees.
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Gazette
Dillon Atherton
Viola
Farm Prices Rise as Wheat Buys Hit Low Levels
The report notes keted have sold for approximately 32 cents a bushel highlighting a depressed grain market.
Hawkeye Threshing Harvest Yields High Quality Oats
Threshing progresses with oats of high quality yielding 20 to 50 bushels per acre. Local harvest reports note strong yields across fields and steady progress in the season.
Threshing Nearing End In Luana Area
Threshing nearly finished in the Luana area with oat yields reported from 20 to 50 bushels per acre.
Oat Yields Reported Near Lowden by Farmers
Henry F. Licht at Lowden area harvested 1 963 bushels from a 30 acre field and 810 bushels from ten acres. Carl Gehrls, north of Lowden, averaged 65 bushels per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowden
Henry F. Licht
Carl Gehrls
Dysart Grain Yields Barley and Wheat on Local Farms
DYSART grain shows strong output with 60 bushels per acre on the George McNamee farm and 30 bushels per acre for barley on the O A Haywood farm. Each crop praised for quantity quality color and weight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George McNamee
O. J. Haywood
Oats Record Fall Beyond Expectation in Central City Fields
Mayer and Rice harvested 5412 bushels from 55 acres of oats. A 15 acre field produced 80 bushels per acre, setting a record within that field size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayer
4-H Achievement Day at Central City Fair Aug 6
Linn county 4-H girls clubs schedule a full day of judging demonstrations and projects on August 6 at the Central City fair starting 10 a.m. Be baked products, record books, personal accounts, and club demonstrations featured. Livestock show set for Aug 5 with auction Aug 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Helen Macek
Helen Berdecny
Indian Creek Bluebirds
Eleanor Lorence
Lillian Pelisek
Whittier Gleaners
Lida May Hallworth
Reva Heald
Boulder Builders
Gladys McFarlin
Mildred Kinley
Jackson
Pauline Ford
Verda Henderson
Shirley Carver
Evelyn Fillmore
Dorothy Quass
Ruth Marie Hense
Linn’s
Virginia Rhinehart
Alice Stewart
Mina Wright
Mary Schultz
Buffalo Bees
Neva Eiben
Florence O’deen
Be Natural Club
Frances Hill
Margaret Mary McEnany
Boulder
Fern Mangold
Madge Carr
Buffalo Busy Bees
Margaret Ann Frasher
Betty Anderson
C Square F Square
Hollis Booth
Irene Placar
Happy Hands
Virginia Maxson
Hazel Hand
Marjorie Allbee
Myea Jane Scott
Julia Bena
Florence Bena
Ula Mae Wilson
Mary Shakespears
Linn’s Best
Evelyn Brennman
Edith Hagerman
Mary Jane Davis
Alice Wallace
Merry Lous
Mary Ford
Alberta Neal
Sunny Susies
Gertrude Fisher
Charlotte Lillie
Twinhola
Audrey Denison
Jean Street
Whittier
Margaret Williams
Dorothy Mae Hoge
Farm Bureau
Linn
Fairgrounds
Johnson Farm Bureau Women To Study Dress
Johnson county Farm Bureau women plan a clothing course titled Being Well Dressed for next year. The program covers smart dress, proper garment fit, buying trends, and ready to wear selections. Meetings run Nov 10 to 13 with training schools Jan 5-8 Feb 16-19 Apr 6-9 and May 18-21 across townships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
Lone Tree
Johnson County Farm Bureau
Home Makers
Linn County to be Mapped From Air for Soil Program
Linn County will undergo aerial mapping to check farm compliance in the soil conservation program. John Wager was authorized to contract for the photos, with Linn blocked with Jones and Cedar counties. The project covers 709 square miles at about 5.12 per sq mile, with total estimated cost 8 060.16 and potential savings of over 3 200 versus ground surveys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn
John Wager
Central City
County Conservation Committee
Jones
Cedar
Warren Bissell
Iowa
Ralph Smith
State Committee
Bissell
Linn County
Washington
Teams To Be Admitted Free At Fair In Louisa
Louisa county fair at Columbus Junction runs August 18 to 21 with about 2500 in premiums. For the first time in years a per person gate charge will apply, but teams will be admitted free. Officers include W. H. Hull president R. G. Lowe vice president E. H. Wiegner secretary J. E. Henson treasurer W. H. Hull in charge of privileges and David Hull marshal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
W. H. Hull
R. G. Lowe
E. H. Wiegner
J. E. Henson
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Ray Anderson
Lowden Creamery
Credit Agency
American Association of Creamery Butter Manufacturers
Chicago Livestock Exchange
G.O.P
Farm Business Association
Mississippi Valley Association
Herb Howell
Davenport
Harding
Landon
AAA
Roosevelt
Republican Party
L. J. Dickinson
United State
Herring
Gillette
Halden
Kraschel
Wilson
Dickinson
National Party
Harry Hopkins
Rex Tugwell
Tugwell
Wallace
Doe
Democratic Party
Traer Man
Linn C.T.A
Normal
Idaho
Clayton County Asylum
Johnson Farm Bureau
Louisa
J. W. Pirie
16Th Avenue
Heel
Merchants Nations Bank Building
Paramount Pharmacy
Paramount Theater Building
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